The novel begins by introducing us to Lenny, a tall and lengthy man who has the brain of a child, and George, who is the complete opposite of him. As they walk along the road to get to their new job they get into a little argument about a dead mouse. After their feud they talk about their plan, Lenny is told not to say anything when they get there and George will do all of the talking. George also tells Lenny that if anything bad ever happens, to meet him at the bush near the river. They stop for a little to get rested and to cool down. We are introduced to a plethora of new characters the next morning when they appear at their new job on a ranch. As soon as they reach the ranch we are immediately introduced to Candy, Slim Curley and his wife. Candy shows them around and informs them that the boss was pretty angry about them not coming last night. Then theres Curley, who is a misanthrope to larger men, he comes looking for his wife. When Curley leaves his wife enters. After that we meet the final sub-main character Slim. His dog had a litter of puppies, so he gave Lenny a puppy to keep. Carlson later asks to shoot Candy’s dog. …show more content…
Lenny saw a girl in the town who was wearing the dress. He just wanted to touch it because he thought it would feel soft. The girl didn't know what was happening and accused Lenny of rape. George and Lenny fled from the city to avoid a lynching. After they talk about.the story, George tells Lenny of their plans of opening up their own farm when they get enough money. Candy overhears this conversation and wants to invest in their farm idea, as long as he can work there. Curley comes back again looking for his wife, to end up punching Lenny in the face because he assumed he was laughing at him. Punching Lenny several times with no retaliation because Lenny did not have permission. George soon gave him the work and Lenny crushed Curley’s
When they leave the town the ‘undesirables’ are left behind like lennie for his actions and intelligence, Candy for his old age, Crooks of course for just being black and Curley’s Wife for being female. At first Crooks is alone in his room then lennie shows up and right of the bat he realizes Lennie is going to be easy prey for him to cheer his mood but then it escalates to the point where he realizes he’s gone too far when Candy joins only after reassuring uncomfortably with Crooks to come in. The way they treat each other in the ensuing scene follows a weird pattern of uncomfortability displayed by the characters where Candy is deeply sorrowful but doesn't show it about how he has never given a thought about going into Crooks room to chat
In the beginning of the story, two men named George Milton and Lennie Small are trying to make their way to a small ranch in Salinas Valley, California. George is the leader of their two man tribe, despite Lennie’s intimidating size. George is filled with determination and confidence while Lennie is a simple man with a big heart.
It starts off with Lennie messing with his dead pup. Then Curley’s wife the trouble maker comes in and starts to flirt with Lennie and talks about her dream she had and how it was lost. She lets him touch her hair and because he is like a big baby he’s not gentle and latches on to her hair. She screams and he covers her mouth and she didn’t stop so he shook her violently to get her to stop snapping her neck. After a little of contemplation he runs and candy walks in saw Curleys dead wife and got George. Instantly they both knew who did it. Once George knew what had happened he figured out a plan. After candy told everyone else he asks George “Then--- it’s all off?” (Steinbeck 80). George deep down knew that their dream would never
Candy sees Curley’s wife would show to be a challenge to everyone from the earliest moments, which he justifies his saying so pointing out the "glove fulla Vaseline". This showed the danger of her, as if her husband finds out how she tries to interact with other men in the ranch, his short temper would be sure to cause trouble, especially when Lennie is around with his uncontrollable strengths.
Quote- Throughout the book we see mean people, although it is worth asking if they were always this mean. The reason that they are mean is because of the time they are living
Everyone has dreams, big and small. When one dreams, there is a scent of whimsical hope in the air mixed with the powerful drive for success to obtain their luminous goals. But, many times these luscious dreams end up in grief and pain instead of a promised joy due to the hurdles in life, such as the certain circumstances that society professes or the flaws in a person that restrains them from their aspirations. The writer, John Steinbeck, incorporates this ideology in his novella, Of Mice and Men by creating three pivotal characters. Lennie, Crooks, and George all have schemes that go wrong, and yet hope to illustrate their desires of fulfilling their American Dream and to be prosperous for their own independent purposes.
Curley's wife comes in the bunkhouse, but Candy keeps telling her to go away. Then she starts talking about how she's lonely and an unhappy marriage.
In life we are part of many roles that create dangers we face that may lie beyond our understanding. Even though these roles are hard to understand, they can give meaning to our life. In John 's Steinbeck "Of Mice and Men," we see these men 's day to day lives, the main character; George takes care of his friend Lennie who has difficulties understanding the rules of the world we live in. Through the story there are many ups and downs mostly involving Lennie, who is trying to see through the eyes of George and to do and be as George is. For this reason George is constantly trying to think of what is best for Lennie. Through all of this they face even more dangers and still try to find a way to raise money for a farm to
John Steinback’s Of Mice and Men is a book that describes the chase of the American Dream. Although achieving the American Dream is a great desire for all, seldom does it actually come true. George and Lennie, the two main characters in the book, have a goal of pursuing their version of the American Dream, as do many other characters. However, due to relationships and other conflicts, that dream is not achieved.
Friendship and companionship play a big role in people 's life and how they interact with others, and the world in general. How people build relationships is something that will stick with them for the rest of their lives. The less relationships that people build, the more lonely, and self-kept they become. Throughout the book Of Mice and Men, George, and Lennie are examples of the positive effects on building relationships, and Crooks is an example of the negative effects on not building relationships. Crooks represents loneliness, and not building relationships. George and Lennie represent dependence on one another, and an example of how to build a strong bond/relationship. Throughout the book Of Mice and
Through a variety of literary and cinematic techniques respectively, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men and Sean Penn’s Into The Wild illustrate how the fulfilment of one’s life, and their pursuit of happiness, hinge upon friendship, dreams, and one’s attitude towards life and happiness in general. Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice And Men illustrates the importance of friendship and dreams in a context of hardship and economic downturn. This is done by using George and Lennie and their dream of landownership and material possession to demonstrate how dreams give people the hope required to drive themselves, and how friendship offers them the ability to keep going even if their own spirit should break. Sean Penn’s 2007 film Into The Wild
Subsequently, since Curley has insecure feelings he mistreated her and forced her to search for someone who would give her the attention she wanted so badly, even if that destined flirting with other men. She was overlooked by the farmhands and her husband and for that reason she was being forced into loneliness, the one thing she battled so hard to eliminate (Rasmussen). Lennie’s fondness for soft, furry things makes him vulnerable. He strokes her hair to the point that she becomes alarmed and panics. When she does, Lennie breaks her neck (Shumam). Candy can also be another man who is used for an example of lonely migrant workers. Loneliness affects Candy in two key ways, his old age and his disability. This makes him quite different than the young fully capable farmhands on the ranch which is ironic because he only has on hand. He performs basic task like cleaning up the ranch and sweeping. It 's until Lennie and George arrives that he plays the role as the outcast. With the new addition of the duo, Candy is requested by George to accompany them in their dream ranch, but not all will bode well for the trio in the long run.
In chapter one, the main events that happen where: I. In the beginning of the story, the author describe over the details of the Salinas River and he wants to explain that his main characters George and Lennie will have a sense of the setting. The author says, "A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool." (1) This shows how the author gives the description of Salinas River, how the valley runs down green, hillside banks and yellow sands.
But he saw something unusual, the boss. "Men, today we mourn the death of my son girl who was unfortunately taken away," he says. Slim says " yall having a funeral ?". "I don't know what Curley got planned," the boss says then he goes out the door. George wasn't concerned about Curley's wife, just happy that he didn't have to work. Candy walked up to George and said: "in no way will I ever mourn that girl, she was trouble and finally got what she was given out". George agreed with what most of Candy said but never really wanted to think about what happened in that barn. Curley marched in with his chest up high as his ego saying "Yall gonna need to dig that hole for my wife to lay".
The book is about a man called George and his childish friend Lennie. They find work in a ranch after being on the run from their old job because Lennie got them in trouble, and in this book he may get in trouble again because George is not able to help him.